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H. P. Robertson
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Howard Percy Robertson (1903–1961) was an American mathematician and physicist at Caltech and later Princeton, known for his contributions to relativity and cosmology. In January 1953 he chaired the CIA's Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which produced the 'Robertson Panel Report' recommending a debunking policy toward UFO reports.
Appears in articles
- 1953Department of War
DOW-UAP-D085: Transmission of the CIA Robertson Panel Report to the Secretary of Defense, 1953
- 1971CIA
Australian Department of Defence: Scientific and Intelligence Aspects of the UFO Problem, 1971
- 1952-1953CIA
CIA-UAP-002: Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects — The Robertson Panel Report, 1952–1953